The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
The Secretary of States Weakness
Again Crops Out.
Canada Seems to be Bigger Man than
United States officials.
Slurs Cast Upon Our Dishwater
Policy.
A Vast Amount Of Contradiction on
J the Part Of the Authorities.

Bayard was seen at a late hour
Eur last night in regard to the alleged
Zoology to Canada for delay in releas-
20 the seized Canadian sealors in Beh-
Z rig sea. Mr.. Bayard said: In Febru-
AIRY last the president of the United
States ordered the release of those
British vessels seized in Behring sea
for an alleged violation of the laws of
the United States regulating the cap
ture of fuTs. The fact that he had so
ordered the release was at once COM
municated to the British minister at
the capital who, under the instructions
of his government, had inquired con-
tcerning the matter within a week
whether these vessels had been re-
leased in accordance with the presi-
dents order. On inquiry at the de-
partment of justice it was found to
the surprise of the secretary of
state that owing to some mis-
apprehension or misconception of the
presidents order the vessels had not
been released. Thereupon the depart
ment OF justice Immediately renewed
the orders for their release and the fact
of this renewal of the orders made in
/. February last was at once communi-
aated to the British minister, with an
oppression of regret that the first Or
( der had not been promptly obeyed. No
other apology or communication what
ever to the British government or to
Canada had been made upon the sub
ject.
A special from Ottawa to the same
paper says: Those who have watched
the controversy since the first seizure,
in August of last, year, the minister of
justice thinks, cannot but have been
struck with the vast amount Of contra
diction on the part of the United States
authorities. Long after intelligence of
the seizure of the Carolina, the On
ward and the Thornton reached the
Canadian government, the Washington
authorities, according TO published cor
respondence, were waiting for anthem
tic information from Alaska. Re-
peated demands were made by the i'm
perial government for a statement of
the intention of the United States gov
eminent and finally, in February of
this year came an order of the attorney
general for the release of the vessels.
How the order IF the government was
disObeyed by the officials of the United
States government in Alaska has been
already published. In the American
press Mr.. Bayard's attention has, dur
ing the intervening months, been
called to the conduct of the Alaska Off
Gals, and although in an interview with
newspaper correspondents in Wash
ington he denied that it was possible
for United States officer not to carry
eminent, he evidently had a contrary
view forced upon his mind.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The corres-
pondence between the Department of
Justice and its officers in Alaska in
regard to the release of the British
vessels seized during the summer of
- 1886, for alleged violation of the seal
fishery laws, was made public to-day.
The following is text of the telegram
directing the release:
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1887.
To Judge Lafayette Dawson and w. d. Bell,
United States Attorney, Sitka, Alaska.
1 am directed by tie President to in
struct you to discontinue all further
proceedings in the matter of the seizure
of the British vessels Carolina, Onward
and Thornton, and discharge all vessels
held under such seizure, and release all
persons that may be under arrest in
connection Herewith.
(Signed,) A. II. GARLAND,
Attorney General.
This was followed by letter from
Barton Atkins, United States Marshal
at Sitka, dated September 20, 1877, in
which he acknowledged the receipt of
the above telegram, but says that there
1t was considered a fraudulent dis
patch, Notwithstanding which belief,
however, Judge Dawson had delayed
further proceeding in the cases and
instructions in the matter. Judge
Dawson's letter has not been received
at the Department. Under date of
October II, 1887, the Acknowledgement
sent telegram to Marshal Atkins, at
Sitka, granting him leave of absence to
go to San Francisco for the purpose of
selling about 1000 fur skins which
were condemned and ordered sold by
the court in Alaska last year, and
which are now reported as being in a
perishable condition. The telegram
concluded as follows: Let the vssels
Carolina, Onward and Thornton be re-
leased as ordered in my telegramof the
of October 10Th, 1887, the Attorney
General mailed letter Il
Marshal Atkins in which he said
"That there may be no misunderstood
ing as to the meaning of my telegram
of the 18th inst, to you repeat the
instruction to release the vessels Caro-
lima, Onward and Thornton ordered tt
be released by my telegram to Judge
Dawson and Attorney Ball under date
of January Goth, last"
LAND OFFICE NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-COmmis
sioner Sparks, of the General Land OF
fee in "A letter to the Secretary of the
Interior has recommended that thu
President be requested to issue an eX
ecutive proclamation warning all per
sons, whether claiming to act as officer
erwise, against selling O.
attempting to sell or dispose of an
lands lying west of the North Fork o
Red River, in the southwestern part o
the Indian Territory, or exercising, o
attempting to exercise, any authorit.
over the same in contravention of tn
authority of the United States. Thi
10 M 4 no
certain persons, claiming that tn
state of Texas, have attempte
to exercise Jurisdiction over the sam
as county officers of the State of Texas
1t also states that an intention ha
been declared to have one-half of tn
bonds specified and sold as school land
belonging to the State of Texas.
AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-At the As
ricultural Convention this mornin
papers were read on Work and til
Needs of Experimental Stations" an
Experiments and Investigations d,
manded by the Farmers Of Iowa" II
Gilgard, of California, and Pro
R. p. Speeck, of the low
Agricultural College, respectivei
The officers elected under the new CO
stitution are as follows: Presiden
George w. AJnerJon. OF PennSylvani
Vice-Presidents, s. ID. Lee, of Missis
ippi, S. II. Peabody, of Illinois, Ler,
Brown, of Alabama, NJ. G. Fernald,
Maine, and George II. Cook, of Ne
Jersey; Executive Committee, Edw
Willetts, Michigan; James d. PattG
son, of Kentucky; II. E. Alverd,
Massachusetts,; G. w. Dabney, of TIE
nessee; Charles Koddens, of New Yo1
Secretary, Charles Z. Thorne, of Oh
Adjourned.
OPINION by COMMISSIONER EDGERTo
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19,-Civil s,
vice Commissioner Edgerton, who
turned to the city, was asked by
Associated Press reporter, If his vie
agreed with those of Commission
Oberly as expressed in his recent lett
to the Illinois Democratic Associate
They certainly do not, said Mr.. 1
gerton. i do not believe in extreme
strained constructions of the civil s
vice laws. These state organizatiC